All pools added in 2023, ordered by the date in their frontmatter.
62 pools, 119,005 metres, 7 countries
22 March 2023 | St. Petes Beach, Florida, USA
Sunrise swim in Florida!
23 March 2023 | Largo, Florida, USA
Hot high 80's swim in full sun!
24 March 2023 | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Possibly the best swim expereince yet!
25 March 2023 | Sarasota, Florida, USA
Pool 100 - at last!
26 March 2023 | Sarasota, Florida, USA
Historic beach front lap pool!
27 March 2023 | Naples, Florida, USA
Quick stop off in Naples en route to Fort Lauderdale.
28 March 2023 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Home of the International Swimming Hall of Fame!
Bonus pool swim at spectacular aquatic complex!
29 March 2023 | Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
Lightening cuts swim short!
31 March 2023 | Key Largo, Florida, USA
First swim in the Florida Keys!
31 March 2023 | Key West, Florida, USA
Most southern pool in mainland USA?
1 April 2023 | Islamorada, Florida, USA
Quick pre-flight swim!
12 April 2023 | Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, UK
Back in grey, wet and windy UK for a post-work swim right on the Bristol Channel!
14 April 2023 | Kidderminster, Worcestershire, UK
Busy, new(ish) leisure centre with odd ideas about pool lane layout!
15 April 2023 | Derby, Derbyshire, UK
Fantastic newly built Olympic size pool only 30 minutes from home!
19 April 2023 | Backwell, Bristol, UK
Early morning swim at rural pool just outside of Bristol.
21 April 2023 | Walsall, Staffordshire, UK
Friday morning swim not too far from home.
28 April 2023 | Cannock, Staffordshire, UK
Friday afternoon swim with shopping.
1 May 2023 | Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Stunning swim stadium with two huge 50m pools!
Bonus pool at stunning sports complex.
2 May 2023 | Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Rooftop lap-pool with glass floor!
6 May 2023 | Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Busy sports centre with pool side boxing ring!
Outdoor swim in the hot Dubai sun!
17 May 2023 | Portishead, Somerset, UK
Morning swim at local pirate themed pool.
18 May 2023 | Smethwick, West Midlands, UK
Early morning swim at a fascinating historic pool famous for the Beatles and ghosts - before it's gone forever!
18 May 2023 | West Bromwich, West Midlands, UK
From old to new, the second Black Country swim of the morning.
25 May 2023 | Taunton, Somerset, UK
Heated outdoor pool in deepest rural Somerset.
Probably my first indoor pool with a current!
5 June 2023 | Bristol, Avon, UK
Another Bristol pool on the list!
6 June 2023 | Bristol, Bristol, UK
Late night Bristol swim.
7 June 2023 | Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
8 June 2023 | Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK
4th pool in four days.
13 June 2023 | Wells, Somerset, UK
Evening swim in England's smallest city!
16 June 2023 | Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
Swim at Adam Peaty's 'home' pool.
16 July 2023 | Helsinki, Finland
Spectacular dip in Helsinki harbour (sort of!)
Fantastic outdoor 50m pool in the height of a scortching Helsinki summer!
18 July 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden
First Swedish dip - and it's a three-pool aquatic centre!
Second 50m pool of the day!
Third pool in one hour at the Eriksdalsbadet!
20 July 2023 | Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Outdoor summer swim spot!
21 July 2023 | Gothenburg, Sweden
Quick swim at popular Göteborg swimming hall.
23 July 2023 | Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
Architectural Gem of a Pool with Serious Bond Villain Lair Vibes!
Bonus Pool Session in This Fantastic Copenhagen Suburban Pool!
31 July 2023 | Porthmadog, Wales, UK
Great North Wales Coastal Community Pool
1 August 2023 | Keynsham, Bristol, UK
Polishing Off the Last Few Remaining Pools in the Bristol Area!
5 October 2023 | London, UK
Evening swim in central London, just south of the river.
6 October 2023 | London, UK
A Quick 1,500m Swim at Charlton Lido Between Conferences and University Open Days!
8 October 2023 | Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Fantastic New Sports Centre and Pool at the University of Southampton!
25 October 2023 | Seattle, WA, USA
Pre-Belly and The Breeders concert swim!
26 October 2023 | Aberdeen, WA, USA
It's a YMCA swim + McDonalds sort of afternoon!
27 October 2023 | Astoria, OR, USA
Early Morning Swim in the Home of the Goonies!
28 October 2023 | Portland, OR, USA
Saturday Morning Swim Near the Nike Campus in Portland
30 October 2023 | Seattle, WA, USA
31 October 2023 | Seattle, WA, USA
Pool 150! Early Morning Halloween Swim at Downtown Seattle YMCA
5 November 2023 | San Diego, CA, USA
Easy 3K at on Coronado Island!
6 November 2023 | San Diego, CA, USA
Rare Hilton Hotel Pool that's long enough!
Floating Snowmen at beach-front pool!
7 November 2023 | Coronado, California, USA
Perfect 50m pool at Coronado High!
Toastie bonus pool!
14 November 2023 | Waltham Abbey, Essex, UK
Evening swim just off the M25
15 November 2023 | Newham, London, UK
Morning swim near ExCeL London.
21 December 2023 | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, UK
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Day!
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